MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials, 25 June 2015

HE CHEN XIAODONG (陈晓东)

AMBASSADOR TO

THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

BORN:

23/12/1965, Anhui Province

AGE:

49

MARITAL STATUS:

Married, with a daughter

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Arabic, Beijing International Studies University

CAREER:

1987 – 89

Staff Member, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1989 – 90

Staff Member, PRC Commerce Representative to Saudi Arabia

1990 – 94 

Attaché, PRC Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Third Secretary, PRC Embassy in Saudi Arabia

CAREER:

(cont’d)

1994 – 97

Third Secretary, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Division Director, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1997 – 99

Second Secretary, PRC Embassy in Jordan

First Secretary, PRC Embassy in Jordan

1999 – 2002

First Secretary, PRC Embassy in Egypt

Counsellor, PRC Embassy in Egypt

2002 – 06

Counsellor, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Deputy Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 – 08

PRC Ambassador to Iraq

2008 – 10

Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission, PRC Embassy in the United Kingdom

2010 - 15

Director-General, Department of West Asian and North African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25 June 2015

Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore

LANGUAGES

Chinese, Arabic, English

BORN:

24/12/1958, Kangole, Uganda

AGE:

56

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

With children

EDUCATION:

B.A.(Hons) Degree in Sociology / Social Administration, Makerere University, Kampala, 1985 - 1988

Diploma in Education, English/Geography, National Teacher’s College, Kyambogo (now Kyambogo University), 1976

East African Certificate of Education (O Level), Gulu, Uganda, 1972

CAREER:

1976 - 1981

Teacher, Kangole Girls Secondary School, Karamoja, Uganda

1981 - 1982

Deputy Headmistress, Kangole Girl’s Senior Secondary School, Uganda

1982 - 1984

Headmistress, Kangole Girl’s Senior Secondary School, Uganda

1985

Assistant Education Secretary, Moroto Diocese, Uganda

1988 - 1989

Assistant Lecturer (Special Education) Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda

 CAREER:

(cont’d)

1989 - 1990

Research Officer, School of Media and Graphics, Kampala, Uganda

1990 - 1991

Public Relations Officer, Exiled Asians Property, Custodian Board, Uganda

1991 - 1992

Assistant Manager, Property Divestiture Division, Exiled Asians Property, Custodian Board, Uganda

1992 - 1993

National Training Facilitator, Quaker Service, Norway

1994 - 1996

National Training Advisor, Quaker Service, Norway

1996 - 2001

Ambassador of Uganda to Cuba

2006 - 2012

Ambassador of Uganda to France, concurrently accredited to Portugal, Spain and the UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

2012 to present

High Commissioner of Uganda to India

2013 to present

Concurrently High Commissioner Uganda to Sri Lanka (resident in Delhi)

25 June 2015

High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore

AWARDS:

Presidential Award for the Promotion of Girl’s Education in Uganda, 2009

Presidential Award for Export Promotion 2007

LANGUAGE:

English, Spanish (fair knowledge)